Activating Windows XP after upgrading most of the computer

[rik]

I believe that you can change up to 3 major devices within the system w/o having to reactivate. The link here covers how to go about running thru the activation process, although it sounds like you've already gone thru it all. How to activate Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/default...07890&sd=techh

The article indicates that at one point you should be able to actualy speak to a support rep at MS, and I understand that you can then explain the issue to them.

[FastGame]

The article indicates that at one point you should be able to actualy speak to a support rep at MS, and I understand that you can then explain the issue to them.

rik is right, somewhere there is activate by phone with a number to call, they'll walk you through it until it's activated.

[Tizze]

I phoned them again and it worked so that's a step in the right direction. I installed windows xp service pack 1 because the motherboard software needed it, now my mouse does'nt work the keyboard does but no matter what mouse I try nothing happens. The motherboard is an Asus P5GD1. Also when starting up Windows it takes a LONG time to start. The blue screen saying "Windows is Starting up" stays for a few minutes 3-5, this never happened with the older slower setup, any idea how to speed this up?

EDIT: While I was trying to convince the computer that the hard drive was master I was restarting the computer a fair bit and it takes almost EXACTLY 1 minute and 30 seconds to go through the "windows is starting up" screen.

[efc]

Click Start then Right-Click My Computer. Next click Properties>Hardware>Device Manager. Click the "+" beside "Mice and other pointing devices". Uninstall any mouse devices listed and then reboot. The mouse should be automatically configured for use.

[jseymour]

hard to right click without a mouse!!

[efc]

Keyboard shortcuts.